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25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.

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11 I am coming soon.[a] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Or suddenly, or quickly.

Jesus Is Coming

“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.[a]

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  1. 22:7 Or scroll; also in 22:9, 10, 18, 19.

Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

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23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

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20 He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

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Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.
    And everyone will see him—
    even those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the world
    will mourn for him.
Yes! Amen!

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Christ Is Our High Priest

14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.

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But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Some manuscripts add faithful to the end.

21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.

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22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” 23 So the rumor spread among the community of believers[a] that this disciple wouldn’t die. But that isn’t what Jesus said at all. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

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Footnotes

  1. 21:23 Greek the brothers.

When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

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10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10 Other manuscripts read will be burned up; one early manuscript reads will be found destroyed.

26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.

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So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.

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28 One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.)

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